No. 8 Baylor WT Readies for Big 12 Championship

[Robarts, Kyle]

BAYLOR ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS – April 22, 2021

No. 8 Baylor WT Readies for Big 12 Championship
Bears face TCU Friday in quarterfinals
For more information contact: Kyle Robarts, 254-405-9492, Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu<mailto:Kyle_Robarts at baylor.edu>


WACO, Texas. – The No. 8-ranked Baylor tennis team will compete as the No. 2 seed and face No. 7 seed TCU Friday at noon at the Hurd Tennis Center to kick off its portion of the Big 12 Championship.



The Bears are playing host to both the men’s and women’s championships with the women’s tournament underway Thursday with a No. 8 vs. No. 9 seed play-in match. Kansas edged K-State, 4-3, Thursday to advance to face No. 1 seed Texas Friday.



Inclement weather is expected, which could affect plans for simultaneous quarterfinals matches beginning at Noon and the final two quarterfinals matches at 3 p.m. If the matches were to move indoors, there would be a rolling schedule beginning at 11 a.m.



As it stands, while Baylor competes with the Horned Frogs on the Grandstand Courts at Hurd, No. 3 seed Texas Tech and No. 6 seed Iowa State will play on the Riverside Courts at Noon. No. 1 Texas and No. 9 Kansas will play at 3 p.m. on the Grandstand Courts along with No. 4 Oklahoma vs. No. 4 Oklahoma State on the Riverside Courts at 3 p.m. as well.



If the rolling schedule begins at the Hawkins Indoor, the Texas Tech vs. ISU match will set to begin at 11 a.m. with a rolling schedule from there.



Baylor is 2-0 vs. TCU this season and 22-17 overall. The Bears (21-3) beat the Horned Frogs (9-12), 4-3, March 4 in Waco in a non-conference matchup, and 5-2, April 14, in Waco in a league match.



The Bears are eight-time winners of the Big 12 Championship with their last crown in 2015.



For outdoor matches at the Hurd Tennis Center, fans can purchase day passes for $5. However, any matches moved to the Hawkins Indoor Tennis Facility will not admit spectators of any kind.



www.BaylorBears.com




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Kyle Robarts | Associate Director, Athletics Communications (WBB, WTEN)
Department of Athletics | Baylor University
O: 254-710-3042 | C: 254-405-9492

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